Whole Wide World @ W7th Library

by Leslie Spring, Library Manager This is my last article as Library Manager at West 7th. I am transferring to Rondo Library to take on…
Federation Update

The Federation Board meeting was held on October 14. The next Board meeting is Monday, November 11 at 7 p.m. at 882 West 7th Street,…
Hearing from our Kids

Minnesota Student Survey Results for 2019 “Small” Changes Carry Real Warnings Since 1989, the Minnesota Student Survey (MSS) has been administered every three years to…
Community Volunteers at Reading Partners

Reading Partners is a national early literacy nonprofit that engages community volunteers to tutor students in under-resourced schools with a strong focus here in the Twin…
Genocide and Justice: From Nuremberg to the International Criminal Court

World Without Genocide’s traveling exhibit, “Genocide and Justice: From Nuremberg to the International Criminal Court,” will be on display at the Minnesota State Capitol through October…
Rep. Mariani Honored for Outstanding Contributions to Education, State Legislature

The Council for Opportunity in Education has named Minnesota State Rep. Carlos Mariani (DFL–St. Paul) as one of six National TRIO Achievers for 2019. The award…
Deb says: The More Things Change…

My little brother “ruined his eyes” sitting too close to the TV set from 1958 to 1965. My little sister ate too much apple pie while…
The Fall Garden

BY KENT PETTERSON There is something peaceful about the fall garden that settles in for me about the end of September. How about you? The harvest isn’t…
BankCherokee Community Action

For the fourth year in a row, a group of BankCherokee (Bank) employees spent a September afternoon completing landscape clean-up around the walking path in Little…